872 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION MARK COMMENCEMENT AT MSU BILLINGS

MSU BILLINGS NEWS SERVICES — Montana State University Billings expects 872 students will receive degrees during
the university’s 82nd commencement, set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at MetraPark.

MSU will confer degrees on candidates for graduation for the 2008-09 academic year,
according to Cheri Johannes, director of admissions and records.

Commencement exercises are free and open to the public.

A regional, comprehensive liberal arts university with six colleges, MSU Billings
is located in the state’s largest city — the regional hub for business, industry,
communications and health care. MSU Billings offers unique advantages, including real-world
education through on-the-job internships in hundreds of careers.

With an enrollment of about 4,900 students, MSU Billings is able to provide students
individual attention award-winning professors, while offering more than 160 academic
options ranging from two-year programs to a variety of master’s degree options. The
university also continues to be Montana’s leader in online education.

For more information about Montana State University Billings, visit the Web site at
www.msubillings.edu

The number of students who have applied for graduation in five MSU Billings colleges
will be:

College of Allied Health Professions: 98 College of Arts and Sciences: 281 College of Business: 126 College of Education: 141 College of Technology: 226